5170 Rex Turn 14

[Son of Conan]

Very fast game.

1 BL Son of Conan 14,455 16,905
2 NO Wayde 9,780 12,205
3 CI Vball Michael 8,680 11,205
4 AM Ohman the Heartless 6,260 8,260
5 AT DuPont 4,400 6,750

Playing the Black Dragons, I was not sure what would be my second region, so I went for Amberland and then Oakendell and just prayed others would go other directions. CI and NO took their regions on turn 3 and then the rest of us took our first regions on turn 4. But the AT (DuPont) moved quickly and got his second region on turn 6 (Eastern and Synisvania). NO took Arcania on turn 7 and I was flooding Oakendell while hiring priestesses. On Turn 8 DuPont took Talking Mountains and declared CI enemy. That was quick and scary - 3 regions by turn 8. And the CI moved on the High Council to denigrate the AT in Northern Mists. Looks like DuPont could have 4 regions by turn 10. I took my second region and then started looking at the Atlantian's regions (I figure DuPont is busy up north and he has already declared CI and NO enemies so he can't declare me one). At the end of turn 10, I am ready to go. 11 emissaries, 2 armies, good wizards, sitting at NN to recruit and move. Turn 11, I go to every PC in Eastern. On turn 12, I take Eastern Steppes. Also Talking Mountains go neutral. Atlantians no longer in danger of a quick win. But my emissaries can reach Synisvania. So, on turn 13 I move all in. Easy flip of the region on turn 14 and declare the Rex. The Amazons did move into Avalon on T13, but I slept the first Prince and then the second Prince got captured trying to take the city. Some emissaries did move into Amberland on turn 14.

Thank you all for the fun welcome back.

[Ohman the heartless]

Congratz SON. game was enjoyable

[DuPont]

Oddly, I haven't gotten my last turn, but it wouldn't change my report. I decided that my opening move would be to take Synisvania, first, rather than the Eastern Steppes. I moved my top two people into Jukunta and Gundabar and mostly searched Synisvania. I found enough to take the region on turn 4 and was already looking in the Steppes and took them on Turn 6. I saw that Hammerhold was still human so quickly moved up there and into the Talking Mountains. In one sense, I was aware that I was moving too fast, but sometimes fortune favors the brave. I had been friendly with the BL and AM on the HC, hoping to keep them away from me - well, the AM was far away, but I was hoping the BL would get into conflict with the CI or NO rather than me. But after taking the Mountains on turn 8, I knew I was probably in trouble. I was already in conflict with the CI and figured the NO might easily think Synisvania would be an easy target, so I declared him an enemy mostly as a defensive move.
But of course, the other players correctly identified me as the main threat - The NO hit me in 8 while the BL moved into 6 and I was still engaged with the CI in 2 and 3. Once I was removed as the obvious threat, I was hoping the NO and BL would mix it up and leave me alone with the CI, but the BL moved too fast to be stopped, it seems. I do love these games and hope another one is offered soon.
Congrats to Son of Conan for his win!